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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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